irony
1irony — In the ordinary use of language irony means primarily ‘an expression of meaning by use of words that have an opposite literal meaning or tendency’. When we look out of the window at the pouring rain and exclaim ‘What a lovely day!’, we are using… …
2irony — irony1 [ī′rə nē, ī′ər nē] n. pl. ironies [Fr ironie < L ironia < Gr eirōneia < eirōn, dissembler in speech < eirein, to speak < IE base * wer , to speak > WORD] 1. a) a method of humorous or subtly sarcastic expression in which… …
3Irony — I ron*y, a. [From {Iron}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles; In this sense {iron} is the more common term. [R.] Woodward. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Resembling iron in taste,… …
4Irony — I ron*y, n. [L. ironia, Gr. ? dissimulation, fr. ? a dissembler in speech, fr. ? to speak; perh. akin to E. word: cf. F. ironie.] [1913 Webster] 1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. [1913… …
5Irony — est un album du rappeur français Iron Sy Liste des titres Président ! Du Berceau Au Tombeau Sale Pote (Feat. Douma) Pas Dans Ton Magazine J suis pas chez moi T Co Q Instincts Criminels J Taf Pas, J Dors Pas C Quoi L Diez (Feat. Boulaye) Ma… …
6irony — noun cynicism, dissimulatio, ironia, mockery, sarcasm, satire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7irony — *wit, satire, sarcasm, humor, repartee …
8irony — [n] sarcasm banter, burlesque, contempt, contrariness, criticism, derision, humor, incongruity, jibe, mockery, mordancy, paradox, quip, raillery, repartee, reproach, ridicule, sardonicism, satire, taunt, twist, wit; concepts 230,278 Ant.… …
9irony — ► NOUN (pl. ironies) 1) the expression of meaning through the use of language which normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous effect. 2) a state of affairs that appears perversely contrary to what one expects. ORIGIN Greek eir neia… …
10Irony — Ironic redirects here. For the song, see Ironic (song). For other uses, see irony (disambiguation). A Stop sign ironically defaced with a beseechment not to deface stop signs Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation… …
